Oklahoma’s offense has produced the last two Heisman Trophy winners – 2018 winner Kyler Murray and 2017 winner Baker Mayfield, both of whom went on to be overall No. 1 picks in the NFL Draft. Murray threw for 4,361 yards and 42 touchdowns and ran for 1,001 yards and 12 more scores in leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff before falling 45-34 to Alabama in the semifinals.

Hurts is by far the most experienced quarterback at Oklahoma after Austin Kendall, who backed up Murray and Mayfield, transferred to West Virginia.

Oklahoma’s other quarterbacks include 5-star freshman Spencer Rattler, the nation’s No. 1-ranked pro-style quarterback according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, and Tanner Mordecai, who completed 2-of-4 passes in mop-up duty last season.

“One of them’s got to go win it,” Riley told ESPN. "We’ve got an interesting dynamic in there with Jalen as an older, more experienced guy that’s been through a lot of battles, and we’ve got some very young, talented players in there with a chance to make a name for themselves. It’s really, truly, ‘May the best man win.’ That’s how we’ve always done it.”